About the Project:
Funding Sources

Substantial funding for this project is being provided by the following institutions:

• Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University through its Indiana Research Fund (with support from the Lilly Endowment, Inc.) and its ongoing support for the Efroymson Chair in Philanthropy
• The Efroymson Fund at the Indianapolis Foundation (an affiliate of the Central Indiana Community Foundation) through its support for the Efroymson Chair in Philanthropy
• The School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University through its ongoing support for the Efroymson Chair in Philanthropy

A number of other institutions have provided research grants for various components of the project:

• The Nonprofit Sector Research Fund at the Aspen Institute
• Ball Brothers Foundation
• The Indiana Grantmakers Alliance (with support from Lumina Foundation for Education)
• Indiana University Foundation
• United Way of Monroe County
• WBH Evansville

Educational institutions in several of the participating communities have also provided in-kind and in some cases financial support for the project from sources available to them. These include:

• Indiana University Bloomington – School of Public and Environmental Affairs
• Center for Urban Policy and the Environment at Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis
• Indiana University Bloomington – Chancellor’s Office
• Ball State University – Center for Middletown Studies
• Indiana University Purdue University at Fort Wayne – Division of Public and Environmental Affairs
• Indiana University South Bend – Division of Public and Environmental Affairs
• Indiana University Northwest – Division of Public and Environmental Affairs
• University of Southern Indiana